Road to London 2012
Ato Boldon
Olympics 2012
Did you know-During the years from 1996 to 2000, Ato Boldon picked up a total Olympic medals offour. On July 27, 1996 Boldon captured the bronze medal in the men's 100 m at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Five days later, he finished third in the 200 m, behind Michael Johnson (USA) and Frank Fredericks (Namibia). During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney (Australia), Boldon obtained a silver medal for placing second in the 100 m and a bronze medal for third place in the 200 m.
Edwin Roberts
Did you know-By October 1964, Edwin Roberts took third place in the men's 200 m in the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Asia. Encouraged by its medal in Tokyo (Japan), he captured the international title at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Gamesin San Juan de Puerto Rico. Five years later, he had won a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia.
George Bowell
Did you know-By 2008, TT's swimmer George Bowell was selected the flag bearer of the Olympic delegation for the 29th Summer Olympics in the People's Republic of China. His selection was based on his international reputation. Four years ago, Bowell, an American-trained swimmer, had captured the bronze medal in the men's 200 m individual medley at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; the Caribbean's first swimming medal since 1996. This notable son of Trinidad & Tobago, a white athlete, swam the 200-meter individual medley in an impressive 1: 58.80, breaking the old mark of 1: 58.98 set by Italy's Olympic champ Massimiliano Rosolino in Sydney2000.
Ian Morris
Did you know-In 1992, Ian Morris came in fourth place in the men's 400 m in the Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona, Spain.
Michael Agostini
Did you know-Sprinter Michael Agostini finished fourth in the 100 m and sixth in the 200 m at the Melbourne Olympics in the mid-1950s.
Pan American Games
Did you know-Toward the end of the 1970s, the small Caribbean island-nation of Trinidad and Tobago sent 11 athletes, led by its Olympic champ Hasely Crawford, to the Pan American Games in San Juan de Puerto Rico. However, none of them won medals.The national team included the following athletes: Janice Nana, Joseph Coombs, Crawford, Anthony Husbands, Rafeer Mohammed, Edwin Noel, Michael Paul, Michael Salomon, Ephraim Williams, Stringers, Lintonand Alexander Willis.
Summer Olympics
Did you know-Between July 25 and August 9, 1992, the National Olympic Committee sent 8 athletes, led by its international star Samuel Gene, to Barcelona (Spain) to compete in the Games of the XXV Olympiad. The team of Trinidad and Tobago competed in cycling and track and field. Cyclist Gene was the nation's best Olympic athlete when he came in eighth place in the 1 km time trial. In addition, the team finished seventh Variety in the men's 4x400m relay (athletics).
Sports in Trinidad & Tobago-A Dark Horse!
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